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An uninhabited island just 30 minutes from Auckland city has become the latest New Zealand ecological restoration success story.

Modern-day guardians of their art, Māori master carvers Clive Fugill and James Rickard have spent the past 40 years honing their skills at New Zealand's Te Puia – Māori Arts and Crafts Institute.

An overview of Maori Culture as it exists in modern New Zealand society.

Footprints Waipoua and Whale Watch Kaikoura feature in Lonely Planet's eco-tourism guidebook Code Green.

Māori were aware that the earth was the giver of all life, from the soil came food and that same food was cooked beneath the earth.

Dateline 09-09-09 was celebrated with particular significance in New Zealand today, marking exactly two years out from the opening game of Rugby World Cup 2011.

Sitting down to a meal of tender spring lamb, juicy beef steak, farm fresh eggs, and fruit and vegetables straight out of the garden is all part of the New Zealand ‘paddock to plate’ experience.

Kaikoura is a leading nature tourist destination, best-known for its whale watching tours.

Karen Walker is New Zealand’s best known fashion designer, whose designs are worn all over the world by everyone from everyday Kiwis to Hollywood stars.